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CFI awards $22.5M for research infrastructure
March 27, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded $22.5 million in funding for 134 projects across the country. The funding in state-of-the-art labs and equipment at 31 universities nationally will jump-start 134 projects in key areas of…
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Research receives support in new Ontario budget
March 26, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Ontario’s new budget was released yesterday and among the myriad funding announcements, is support for research in the province. HIghlight included $300 million in new funding by the Ministry of Research and Innovation, specifically: – $250 million…
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Dr John Polanyi wins Canada’s most prestigious science award
March 24, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Nobel Laureate John C Polanyi is the winner of the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, Canada’s most prestigious science prize. Named for Canadian Nobel Laureate Gerhard Herzberg, the annual prize guarantees the winner…
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Clean air research fund established with $600,000 funding
March 24, 2008 by Lab Canada Victoria, BC – British Columbia’s provincial government is providing $600,000 over three years to advance air quality research through the new BC Clean Air Research (CLEAR) Fund. The fund will support research to address the challenges of air quality protection…
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$870,000 grant to support world-leading genomic database
March 20, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – A grant of CDN $870,000 has been awarded to The Centre for Applied Genomics (TCAG) at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) jointly with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI). The proejct will collect,…
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New biofuels and bioproducts centre for Saskatchewan
March 20, 2008 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – Ag-West Bio says it is receiving $257,180 from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Advancing Canadian Agriculture and Agri-Food (ACAAF) program. The organization says it will use the funding to establish a biofuels and bioproducts centre. “The centre, although…
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Centre of excellence in vaccine commercialization and research to be led at VIDO
March 20, 2008 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – The University of Saskatchewan will lead a $25.5-million national Centre of Excellence for Commercialization and Research aimed at fast-tracking vaccine development for diseases of major public health concern such as pandemic influenza, whooping cough, chlamydia, “mad cow”…
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Nanotechnology expert awarded $10M grant
March 20, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – University of Toronto (U of T) nanotechnology researcher Dr Ted Sargent has been awarded a $10 million grant from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia – an international graduate-level research university set…
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Pfizer injects $10M into public-sector fund for research in human health
March 18, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Pfizer Canada and the Fonds de la recherche en sante du Quebec (FRSQ) have announced a partnership for the creation of the Pfizer-FRSQ Innovation Fund. The fund aims to stimulate public-sector research in human health in Quebec…
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$2M chair to further pediatric congenital heart disease research
March 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – For the first time in the history of the division of cardiology at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), the head of cardiology will be recognized with the prestigious honour of chair holder. SickKids Foundation and the…
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LifeSciences BC names recipients of 2008 awards
March 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – LifeSciences British Columbia has announced the recipients of the 2008 LifeSciences British Columbia Awards (previously known as the British Columbia Biotechnology Awards). The recipients include: Dr Don Riddle Genome BC Award for Scientific Excellence. Dr Riddle, professor…
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Mirarco, Canadian Light Source agreement focuses on greener mining
March 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Vancouver, BC – Canadian Light Source (CLS) and Mirarco Mining Innovation’s Centre for Environmental Monitoring have formed an agreement to develop collaborative research projects with partners from the minerals industry. The agreement focuses on using synchrotron-based X-ray analytical techniques to…
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Canadian researcher Dr John Dick to receive AACR award
March 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Philadelphia, PA – Canadian researcher Dr John E Dick, Canada research chair in stem cell biology, division of cellular and molecular biology at the Toronto General Research Institute/University Health Network / Princess Margaret Hospital/OCI, will be among the recipients of…
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Project enables nerve cells on computer chip to heal, regrow damaged nerves
March 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB – Neuroscientists, brain surgeons, graduate students, rehabilitation specialists and neurologists are joining forces to develop new technology aimed at repairing and regenerating peripheral nerves that connect the brain, spinal cord, and the body. The Western Canada Regeneration Initiative,…
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Invitrogen-Tecan collaboration to provide integrated solutions
March 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Carlsbad, CA – Life sciences company Invitrogen and laboratory automation and detection provider Tecan say they are working together to validate the compatibility of Invitrogen’s reagents with Tecan’s microplate detection instruments. Invitrogen’s drug discovery products will be validated on some…
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ADME-Tox supplier Nimbus changes name to Sovicell
March 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Leipzig, Germany – ADME-Tox product developer Nimbus Biotechnologie has changed its name to Sovicell, effective immediately. The company says the change reflects its move to become a full range, international supplier of ADME-Tox products and services for pre-clinical research. Founded…
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Dr Sheela Basrur honoured as new health agency unveils inaugural CEO
March 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Five years after the SARS outbreak, Ontario has reached a milestone in the overhaul of emergency health planning with the appointment of the founding president and CEO of the new Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion,…
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CEO named for phenogenomics centre
March 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – The Toronto Centre for Phenogenomics (TCP) has appointed Dr Colin McKerlie as chief executive officer. Dr McKerlie is a veterinary pathologist and scientist who holds positions with the Research Institute of the Hospital for Sick Children and…
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Carleton U gets $5M science facility upgrade funding
March 7, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – $5 million is being provided to Carleton University by the Ontario government in order to upgrade its science research facilities. The funds will be used to renovate the university’s 42-year-old chemistry building, modernize laboratories and bring equipment…
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Finalists announced for Herzberg medal
February 29, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Three world-leading scientists are finalists for the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering, which will increase the winner’s research funding to $1 million over the next five years. Dr Suzanne Fortier, president of the…
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Synchrotron receiving $1M in funding for expanded equipment
February 29, 2008 by Lab Canada Saskatoon, SK – The Canadian Light Source (CLS) is receiving $1.196 million in federal funding to acquire new equipment. The funding, to be received through Western Economic Diversification Canada, will be used to purchase additional equipment to enable two research…
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Chronic pain research and treatment in Quebec gets $4.35M boost
February 29, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – Two of Canada’s leading pharmaceutical companies are joining forces with the Fonds de la recherche en sante du Quebec (FRSQ) and the province’s Health and Social Services Ministry (MSSS) to support pain researchers and clinics affiliated with…
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National spinal cord research initiative gets $10M funding from Ontario
February 29, 2008 by Lab Canada Toronto, ON – Rick Hansen was joined by Ontario’s Premier Dalton McGuinty to announce the government of Ontario’s $10 million commitment to supporting Ontario’s involvement in a national Spinal Cord Injury Translational Research Network (SCI-TRN). Twenty years ago, Hansen inspired…
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Kidney research chair funding to total $7.2M
February 29, 2008 by Lab Canada Calgary, AB -The Kidney Foundation of Canada (KFOC) has created what it says is the largest research chair in the history of the University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine and the first chair of its kind in kidney research in…
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New health sciences campus for Ontario
February 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Waterloo, ON – Ontario’s provincial government is providing $8 million in funding for a new health sciences campus for the University of Waterloo. The new Health Sciences Campus will be located in downtown Kitchener and will include a new School…
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Barcode of life project receives $5M funding
February 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Guelph, ON – A research initiative called the International Barcode of Life Project is receiving $5 million in funding from Ontario’s provincial government. The funding will enable researchers at the University of Guelph to work with over 100 researchers from…
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Partnership will enhance global scientific collaboration
February 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Melbourne, Australia – A new scientific collaboration partnership between McMaster University and Monash University in Melbourne, Australia will be strengthened with $150,000 in funding from the Ontario government. Researchers from both universities will share knowledge, ideas and resources including McMaster’s…
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Anti-viral consortium gets $2M funding
February 21, 2008 by Lab Canada Peterborough, ON – The International Consortium on Anti-Virals, a Canadian consortium headquartered at Trent University with a worldwide research network of 200 scientists and private sector partners from 21 countries, is receiving $2 million in funding from the Ontario government.…
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Canadian scientists and scholars win Killam Research Fellowships (February 20, 2008)
February 20, 2008 by Lab Canada Ottawa, ON – Ten Canadian researchers have been awarded a total of $700,000 in the 41st annual competition for Killam Research Fellowships, administered by the Canada Council for the Arts. Among Canada’s most distinguished research awards, the Canada Council for…
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Research centre to develop supermaterials for the aerospace industry
February 17, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The McGill Aerospace Materials and Alloy Development Centre at the NRC Industrial Materials Institute in Boucherville was opened on Friday. A collaborative initiative between National Research Council (NRC) and McGill University, the centre was created to develop…
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$22M funding for new personalized medicine centre
February 15, 2008 by Lab Canada Montreal, QC – The Montreal Heart Institute and Genome Quebec have announced the creation of a Centre of Excellence in Personalized Medicine. This project represents funding of more than $22 million over five years. Of this amount, $13.8 million will…
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